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Hofu Destination Guide

Discover Hofu in Japan

Hofu in the region of Yamaguchi with its 116,925 habitants is a place located in Japan - some 474 mi or ( 763 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Hofu

Local time in Hofu is now 02:09 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Daegu, Busan, Yuno, Yamaguchi, and Shimaji. When in this area, you might want to check out Daegu . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Hofu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Shinkansen in Yamaguchi-ken

0:07 min by KataVideo
Views: 303 Rating: 2.60

Kata rides the bullet train in western Japan and answers the question, "How fast is the bullet train?" Next question: "Where do babies come from?" ..

Phallus Dance

3:35 min by timtak1
Views: 291 Rating: 5.00

There is a monster that snaps at people's heads, bean paste rice cakes, rice cake scattering. The most unusual thing for me is the guy dancing with a 50 cm wooden phallus. The spectators however, were ..


Rice Cake Scattering

6:22 min by timtak1
Views: 214 Rating: 5.00

Scattering of rice cakes into the crowd at the end of an autumn festival at a Shinto Shrine (Osaba Hachiman Guu) in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Thank you to all the kind people of osaba espe ..

Hadakabou (Naked Guy) Festival Houfu

6:53 min by timtak1
Views: 208 Rating: 5.00

Perhaps Japanese O'Mikoshi (sacred palanquin, those stretchers that people carry around) have the same attraction as trains do to young boys. Japanese kami (spirits?) are usually geostationary, inhabi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Hōfu Station

Hōfu Station is a railway station in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Located at 34.05 131.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Sanyō Main Line

Hōfu Tenman-gū

Hōfu Tenman-gū is a Shinto shrine in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of Sugawara no Michizane.

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Located at 34.06 131.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 904 establishments, Important Cultural Properties of Japan, Shinto shrines in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Hofu Athletic Stadium

Hofu Athletic Stadium is an athletic stadium in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan.

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Located at 34.02 131.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Football venues in Japan, Sports venues in Japan, Sports venues in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Hōfu Freight Terminal

Hōfu Freight Terminal is a railway freight terminal in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan, operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

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Located at 34.04 131.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Railway freight terminals in Japan, Railway stations in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Sanyō Main Line, Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company

Hofu (Mazda factory)

Hofu Plant is an automobile manufacturing complex in Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan operated by Mazda Motor Corporation. The complex consists of two main elements, an automobile assembly complex in Nishinoura District, and a transmission plant in nearby Nakanoseki District.

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Located at 34.02 131.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Mazda factories, Motor vehicle assembly plants in Japan

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Hofu